News Update - June 31, 2010

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- Sister of imprisoned journalist Abrolreza Tajik has been summoned to Court in Evin.

- More executions in IR- 2 men were hanged in Esfahan today convicted of drug trafficking.

- All communications have been cut-off with ward 350, current status of prisoners in that ward are unknown.

- 350 Warden & Intel agents told pol prisoners that they will be sacrificed just like Kahrizak prisoners.

- Ward 350 warden to prisoners: You are nothing, you don't even count.

- Mon when pol prisoners were protesting thr conditions that resulted in being moved to solitary they sang Yaredabestani.

- Anti riot guards in Evin 350 threatened the prisoners that they will make another Kahrizak out of this place.

- Pol prisoners Housein Marashi & Mohsen Mirdamadi have bn moved from ward 7 to ward 350, reason unknown.

- Families of political prisoners have staged a sit-in protest in front of Prosecutor Gen's office.

- Stoning woman's lawyer Mohamad Mostafai has written a letter to Pros Gen asking for release of his family.

- In his letter Mostafai calls the arrest of his wife illegal & a hostage taking situation.

- Mostafai says as hard as it is to see the jewel of his life, his wife, in prison but he won't play their game.

- Mostafai calls the warrant issued for his arrest illegal also saying by law a summons should be issued first.

- Mostafai says that their illegal actions have left his 6 yr old daughter without her father or mother with her.